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The Land of Hope and Glory

September 1, 2025 Our Man On The Ground 0

The flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, harps, drums and strings are well-known. But not so much the landscape that inspired them. The stirring, uplifting sounds are very familiar – the Cello Concerto (1919), Nimrod from […]

Chester: A City Where the Legwork is Worth It

July 26, 2025 Our Man On The Ground 1

It’s free and it’s a good walk; but it may also be the best legwork you do on your visit to Chester. Spending time wandering the raised, restored walls is a perfect way to immerse […]

TRIBE Manchester Airport

June 8, 2025 Our Man On The Ground 0

People make places and that is the motto adopted by the staff at the newly opened TRIBE Manchester Airport hotel. Like a breath of fresh air, the young team from reception to food and drink […]

INNSiDE by Meliá Manchester

June 5, 2025 Our Man On The Ground 0

Staying curious is the way to keep the mind and spirit alive and hotels are embracing the concept with vibrant art and music scenes. INNSiDE Manchester is a classic example, bringing continental life into the […]

Talbooth House and Spa

April 18, 2025 Our Man On The Ground 3

Were Constable alive today, he might well gather up his oils and head up to Talbooth House & Spa to capture the entrancing views of the Dedham Vale on canvas. From this stylishly revamped Victorian […]

The Swan at Lavenham Hotel and Spa

January 16, 2025 Our Man On The Ground 1

Arriving in Lavenham is like rewinding several hundred years in time. Often hailed one of England’s best-kept medieval towns, this ludicrously pretty village is stacked with 300 listed buildings, many with warped, crooked timbers and […]

The Yorkshire Coast and Route YC

September 13, 2024 Our Man On The Ground 0

The old lady of Scarborough slowly made her way down the steep cliff side providing a stunning view of colourful beach huts and near deserted sands. After 151 years of taking people up and down […]

The Picturesque Cotswolds

August 7, 2024 Our Man On The Ground 44

Golden stone rolls over roving, glistening fields, framed in white sprinkles of Queen Anne’s Lace. Castles and the quaintest of villages hosting open air markets, meadows, and miles upon miles of wildflowered fields, footpaths and […]

Beer and Brunch Walking Tours of Leeds

June 11, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 1

Mark Nicholls explores Leeds on foot by joining beer and brunch walking tours for a tasty perspective of the city. In the quintessentially British film Bank of Dave the main protagonist, a self-made northern businessman, […]

The Aqua Grand Café

February 20, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 0

I’ve just been with a friend to Aqua’s new Grand Café brasserie and bar that has opened up in Whiteladies Road after a short period of refurbishment and rebranding into what is now a stylish […]